SME III - Military veterans preferred

ManTech International Corporation provides innovative engineering and systems integration services that help our customers solve their toughest, most intractable problems. National defense and homeland security clients depend on our rapid, cost-effective development of adaptable, interoperable, integrated solutions that provide high performance in quick-response scenarios.

We are looking for a Research Engineer to play a central role in the research, analysis, and design of enabling technologies to be integrated into cloud-based architectures. Must be able to connect the dots between business needs, innovation, and good design.

This position requires an ACTIVE DoD clearance.

General Responsibilities:

Lead the creation of project deliverables such as user goals, scenarios, flows, technical specifications, conceptual designs, and prototypes

Apply commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Information Technology (IT) best practice and continuously maintain expertise in current IT best practices

Support the development, execution, and sustainment of an on-line virtual development and testing environment

Design and create standard, repeatable, and streamlined processes and documentation for test and certification, including required test tools and instrumentation

Monitor and analyze evolution of the system platform design from architecture to detailed design to implementation, and identify any technical issues with equipment interoperability, integration, testing, and system performance

Support research and development tasks leading to Field User Evaluations (FUE), ensuring that system requirements are met by timely upgrades to the software and hardware

Assist in requirements definition for emerging or follow-on systems or variants of systems

Develop and provide input to associated CDRLs and reports

Provide oversight for the design, development, integration, test, and maintenance of a near-real-time net-centric software baseline

Practical experience with current COTS IT paradigms such as Agile software development, Model Driven Architecture, Product Line Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture, Cloud, and Open Source Software

Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams

Familiarity with DoD and/or Marine Corps policies and procedures

Learn new technologies as the need arises, recommending innovative new solutions, and serving as a subject-matter expert

Collaborate with other team members to deliver high quality creative products

Prioritize workload to accommodate and deliver on multiple projects on time & on budget

Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills

Ability to work well independently and in a collaborative team environment